---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relief From Burdens on Real Property Rights"
description: "Relief From Burdens on Real Property Rights; Revises notice of claim requirements for property owners; creates presumption that settlement offers protect public interest; specifies property owners retain option to have court determine awards of compensation; authorizes property owners to bring claims against governmental entities in certain circumstances; provides property owners are not required to submit formal development applications or proceed through formal application processes to bring claims in specified circumstances."
jurisdiction: "us/states/fl"
legislature: "Florida Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 421"
citation: "Florida HB 421 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
chapter_law: "2021-203"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 6
action_count: 61
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2021-01-26"
last_action: "2021-07-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/85611957-a2c5-4f9c-b40c-d1ddd2018a8d"
source_url: "https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/421/ByCategory"
source_hash: "a8e2dc84996b0180e2e3d3e7c40085d3b71c52d4061f1b0775b7acd2558f2813"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-fl"]
---

# Florida HB 421 (2021) — Relief From Burdens on Real Property Rights

Relief From Burdens on Real Property Rights; Revises notice of claim requirements for property owners; creates presumption that settlement offers protect public interest; specifies property owners retain option to have court determine awards of compensation; authorizes property owners to bring claims against governmental entities in certain circumstances; provides property owners are not required to submit formal development applications or proceed through formal application processes to bring claims in specified circumstances.

**Enacted** — Laws of Florida, Chapter 2021-203.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **H 421 Filed** (filed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/421/BillText/Filed/PDF)
2. **H 421 c1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/421/BillText/c1/PDF)
3. **H 421 c2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/421/BillText/c2/PDF)
4. **H 421 e1** (engrossed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/421/BillText/e1/PDF)
5. **H 421 e2** (engrossed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/421/BillText/e2/PDF)
6. **H 421 er** (enrolled) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/421/BillText/er/PDF)

## Votes

- Favorable (Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee) — **15–3** (pass) · lower
- Passage, Third Reading — **90–29** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **34–6** (pass) · upper
- Favorable (Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee) — **15–2** (pass) · lower
- Passage — **79–37** (pass) · lower
- Favorable With Committee Substitute (Judiciary Committee) — **14–5** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Judiciary Committee — primary (organization)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-01-26** Filed `filing`
- **2021-02-08** Referred to Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-08** Referred to Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-08** Referred to Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-08** Now in Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee
- **2021-03-02** Added to Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee agenda
- **2021-03-02** 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
- **2021-03-04** Favorable by Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-04** Reported out of Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee
- **2021-03-04** Now in Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee
- **2021-03-30** PCSMB added to Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee agenda
- **2021-04-01** Favorable with CS by Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee
- **2021-04-02** Reported out of Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee
- **2021-04-02** Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
- **2021-04-02** CS Filed
- **2021-04-05** 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
- **2021-04-05** Referred to Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-05** Now in Judiciary Committee
- **2021-04-13** Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
- **2021-04-15** Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee
- **2021-04-15** Reported out of Judiciary Committee
- **2021-04-15** Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
- **2021-04-15** CS Filed
- **2021-04-15** Bill referred to House Calendar
- **2021-04-15** Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/20/2021)
- **2021-04-15** 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
- **2021-04-16** Amendment 282553 filed
- **2021-04-16** Amendment 195699 filed
- **2021-04-16** Amendment 486653 filed
- **2021-04-16** Amendment 191085 filed
- **2021-04-20** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-04-20** Amendment 195699 Failed
- **2021-04-20** Amendment 191085 Failed
- **2021-04-20** Amendment 486653 Failed
- **2021-04-20** Amendment 282553 Failed
- **2021-04-20** Placed on 3rd reading
- **2021-04-20** Added to Third Reading Calendar
- **2021-04-21** Amendment 374419 filed
- **2021-04-21** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-04-21** Amendment 374419 adopted
- **2021-04-21** CS passed as amended; YEAS 90, NAYS 29 `passage`
- **2021-04-21** In Messages
- **2021-04-21** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-21** Message sent to senate
- **2021-04-21** Received
- **2021-04-26** Withdrawn from Rules `withdrawal`
- **2021-04-26** Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
- **2021-04-26** Substituted for CS/CS/SB 1876
- **2021-04-26** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-04-26** Amendment(s) adopted (738392)
- **2021-04-26** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-04-26** CS passed as amended; YEAS 34 NAYS 6 `passage`
- **2021-04-26** In Messages
- **2021-04-28** Added to Senate Message List
- **2021-04-28** Amendment 738392 Concur
- **2021-04-28** CS passed as amended; YEAS 79, NAYS 37 `passage`
- **2021-04-28** Ordered engrossed, then enrolled
- **2021-04-28** Message sent to senate
- **2021-06-28** Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
- **2021-06-29** Approved by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-07-06** Chapter No. 2021-203

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/85611957-a2c5-4f9c-b40c-d1ddd2018a8d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Florida legislature records).